High taxes

High taxes

Professional golfer Phil Mickelson recently talked about moving his residence from California to Texas because of the high taxes in his current residence. He pays 63 percent of his income.

This has been going on in New Jersey for a very long time. The retired public employees, including teachers and politicians, leave for other states because of the lower taxes those states - including Delaware, Maryland, Louisiana and Texas - offer. I discussed this situation with teachers and other public employees. Their response was the same - taxes in New Jersey are too high, a situation they created with their unreasonable wage-and-benefits demands.

I encourage taxpayers to move from New Jersey to states that have a more reasonable tax structure. There are those who may not be in a position to do this because of family ties or other considerations, but they can encourage their children to seek careers outside of New Jersey to avoid being trapped with an impossible tax burden.

VINCENT N. GROSSO

Turnersville

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High taxes

Professional golfer Phil Mickelson recently talked about moving his residence from California to Texas because of the high taxes in his current residence. He pays 63 percent of his income.